Ricardo Autobahn - "Christmas Isn't Halloween," a 2020 single on Banoffee Sound

Today's Song of the Day isn't Ricardo Autobahn's first Christmas hit, not by a long shot. Under his birth name of John Matthews, he had a smash single with his band Cuban Boys in 1999, with the track "Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia" reaching #4 on the UK charts on Christmas week, and topping the infamous John Peel's Festive Fifty that year. 

You may also recognize Autobahn's talents in the projects Barndance Boys and Spray, or in his collaborations with Daz Sampson as Rikki & Daz. 

Today's featured track takes us back to his 2020 Banoffee Sound Singles Club release. Stay tuned for new music from Autobahn in January, including, what he calls, "assorted variations including the hyper hyper Helen Love remix."

Read the full story at KEXP.org

Ricardo Autobahn - "Christmas Isn't Halloween," a 2020 single on Banoffee Sound
Today's Song of the Day isn't Ricardo Autobahn's first Christmas hit, not by a long shot. Under his birth name of John Matthews, he had a smash single with his band Cuban Boys in 1999, with the track "Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia" reaching #4 on the UK charts on Christmas week, and topping the infamous John Peel's Festive Fifty that year. 
You may also recognize Autobahn's talents in the projects Barndance Boys and Spray, or in his collaborations with Daz Sampson as Rikki &amp; Daz. 
Today's featured track takes us back to his 2020 Banoffee Sound Singles Club release. Stay tuned for new music from Autobahn in January, including, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C0FjWKBI9oE/?img_index=1" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C0FjWKBI9oE/?img_index=1">what he calls</a>, "assorted variations including the hyper hyper Helen Love remix."
<a href="https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/song-of-the-day/2023/12/20/ricardo-autobahn-christmas-isnt-halloween/">Read the full story at KEXP.org</a>

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From independent music station KEXP, In Our Headphones brings you the songs DJs, artists, and others just can't get enough of. Join host Evie Stokes and guests as they introduce you to new music, with added insight into the artists behind the records.

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From independent music station KEXP, In Our Headphones brings you the songs DJs, artists, listeners and others just can't stop listening to. Join host Evie Stokes and guests as they help you find new music, with added insight into the artists behind the records.

From independent music station KEXP, In Our Headphones brings you the songs DJs, artists, listeners and others just can't stop listening to. Join host Evie Stokes and guests as they help you find new music, with added insight into the artists behind the records.

Ricardo Autobahn - Christmas Isn't Halloween

Host Evie Stokes sits down with Seattle duo Lucha Luna to talk about the music that’s moving them. First up, the duo talks about their love for Helado Tropical, the collaborative project from Helado Negro’s Roberto Carlos Lange and Reyna Tropical’s Fabi Reyna. The duo talk about opening recently for Helado Tropical and why they love their song “Déjate Caer.”

“It just found me at the right time,” Lucha Luna singer Eva Vazquez says. “And it moved me to tears, and I think when music does that, it really reminds me, ‘Wow, music is healing.’”

“Déjate Caer” comes from Helado Tropical’s self-titled debut, out now via Psychic Hotline.

Produced by Dusty Henry
Mastered by William Myers
Production support: Serafima Healy

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Host Evie Stokes sits down with Seattle duo Lucha Luna to talk about the music that&rsquo;s moving them. First up, the duo talks about their love for Helado Tropical, the collaborative project from Helado Negro&rsquo;s Roberto Carlos Lange and Reyna Tropical&rsquo;s Fabi Reyna. The duo talk about opening recently for Helado Tropical and why they love their song &ldquo;D&eacute;jate Caer.&rdquo; &ldquo;It just found me at the right time,&rdquo; Lucha Luna singer Eva Vazquez says. &ldquo;And it moved me to tears, and I think when music does that, it really reminds me, &lsquo;Wow, music is healing.&rsquo;&rdquo; &ldquo;D&eacute;jate Caer&rdquo; comes from Helado Tropical&rsquo;s self-titled debut, out now via Psychic Hotline. Produced by Dusty Henry Mastered by William Myers Production support: Serafima Healy Listen to the full songs on KEXP&rsquo;s<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2rv9ZZY3SfbkvugQkC1QY2"> &ldquo;In Our Headphones&rdquo;</a> playlist on Spotify or the<a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bZLwyPT01b-QQ6lhw5T0BnVUYQbSUvm&amp;feature=shared"> &ldquo;What&rsquo;s In Our Headphones&rdquo;</a> playlist on YouTube. Support the podcast:<a href="http://kexp.org/headphones"> kexp.org/headphones</a> Contact us at <a href="mailto:headphones@kexp.org">headphones@kexp.org</a>.
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Lucha Luna on the Healing Power of Helado Tropical

Host Evie Stokes sits down again with Arlo Parks to talk about the music that’s moving her. This time she’s embracing her underground dance influences with a song from London-based artist Oscar Farrell and how dance influence influenced her own recent album, Ambiguous Desire.

“There’s something so beautiful about these textures,” Parks says of Farrell’s song “Don’t Play With Me.” “I feel like I’m a sucker for these UK garage influences that are made a little bit wonky and weird.”

“Don’t Play With Me” comes from Farrell’s 2026 album, Birds Fly In, out now via dh2.

Produced by Dusty Henry
Mastered by: William Myers
Production support: Serafima Healy

Listen to the full songs on KEXP's "In Our Headphones" playlist on Spotify or the “What's In Our Headphones” playlist on YouTube.

Support the podcast: kexp.org/headphones 
Contact us at headphones@kexp.org.

Photo by Pablo Gallegos

Host Evie Stokes sits down again with Arlo Parks to talk about the music that&rsquo;s moving her. This time she&rsquo;s embracing her underground dance influences with a song from London-based artist Oscar Farrell and how dance influence influenced her own recent album, Ambiguous Desire.
&ldquo;There&rsquo;s something so beautiful about these textures,&rdquo; Parks says of Farrell&rsquo;s song &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t Play With Me.&rdquo; &ldquo;I feel like I&rsquo;m a sucker for these UK garage influences that are made a little bit wonky and weird.&rdquo;
&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t Play With Me&rdquo; comes from Farrell&rsquo;s 2026 album, Birds Fly In, out now via dh2.
Produced by Dusty Henry Mastered by: William Myers Production support: Serafima Healy
Listen to the full songs on KEXP's "In Our Headphones" playlist on Spotify or the &ldquo;What's In Our Headphones&rdquo; playlist on YouTube.
Support the podcast: kexp.org/headphones&nbsp; Contact us at <a href="mailto:headphones@kexp.org">headphones@kexp.org</a>.
Photo by Pablo Gallegos

Arlo Parks on Oscar Farrell’s Beautiful Approach to UK Garage

Host Evie Stokes sits down with Arlo Parks to talk about the music that’s moving her. First up, she talks about her admiration for Chanel Beads’ Shane Lavers and how she first fell in love with his music after seeing him live. She shares how much she particularly adores his song, “The Coward Forgets His Nightmare.”

“There’s something magical about the way he combines organic and synthetic instruments,” Parks says of the song. “It feels really rich and alive and unique.”

The song comes from Chanel Beads’ latest album, Your Day Will Come, out now via Jagjaguwar.

Produced by Dusty Henry
Mastered by: William Myers
Production support: Serafima Healy

Listen to the full songs on KEXP's "In Our Headphones" playlist on Spotify or the “What's In Our Headphones” playlist on YouTube.

Support the podcast: kexp.org/headphones
Contact us at headphones@kexp.org.

Host Evie Stokes sits down with Arlo Parks to talk about the music that&rsquo;s moving her. First up, she talks about her admiration for Chanel Beads&rsquo; Shane Lavers and how she first fell in love with his music after seeing him live. She shares how much she particularly adores his song, &ldquo;The Coward Forgets His Nightmare.&rdquo; &ldquo;There&rsquo;s something magical about the way he combines organic and synthetic instruments,&rdquo; Parks says of the song. &ldquo;It feels really rich and alive and unique.&rdquo; The song comes from Chanel Beads&rsquo; latest album, Your Day Will Come, out now via Jagjaguwar. Produced by Dusty Henry Mastered by: William Myers Production support: Serafima Healy Listen to the full songs on KEXP's "<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2rv9ZZY3SfbkvugQkC1QY2">In Our Headphones</a>" playlist on Spotify or the &ldquo;<a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bZLwyPT01b-QQ6lhw5T0BnVUYQbSUvm&amp;feature=shared">What's In Our Headphones</a>&rdquo; playlist on YouTube. Support the podcast: <a href="http://kexp.org/headphones">kexp.org/headphones</a> Contact us at <a href="mailto:headphones@kexp.org" aria-haspopup="menu">headphones@kexp.org</a>.

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